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Updated 2025-02-04 01:00
‘Saturday Night Live’ skewers Justin Trudeau’s mockery of Donald Trump
Jimmy Fallon plays Trudeau and Alec Baldwin portrays Trump in parody of overheard NATO conversation.
Canines and felines get photo time with Santa Claus
Roughly 400 photos have been taken over four weekends for the local SPCA fundraiser.
Hong Kong protests mark six months with massive rally
Crowds were so large and dense that the march ground to a standstill at times. Protesters spilled into narrow side streets, crying “Revolution in our times.” Organizers said 800,000 people participated, while police had no immediate estimate.
Hamilton woman charged with assault after clash at competing city hall rallies
Police say dispute over “removal of signage was a factor.”
Steve Ludzik waits, prays for a liver donor to save his life
“It still feels surreal to me,” says Ludzik, the hockey player, coach, commentator and philantrophist who, facing stage 4 liver disease, is looking for a live living donor with blood type 0.
To reach this Canadian island, mail crosses through Maine. Now U.S. agents are opening it
The parcel was sent from Niagara, shipped via Canada Post, and addressed to Campobello Island, New Brunswick.
PHOTOS + VIDEO: Robots rule at Hamilton competition
Students compete in elementary school robotics league qualifier
Jan Jenik scores, but goal doesn’t count ending 26-game point streak
Bulldogs split home-and-home with Mississauga
Replica gun pointed in Burlington road rage incident
Police say a gun was waved to “rattle” another driver after a Mississauga man believed he was cut off on the highway.
Sesame Street puppeteer Carroll Spinney dies at age 85
Spinney voiced and operated Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch from their inception in 1969 when he was 36, and performed them almost exclusively into his 80s on the PBS kids’ television show that later moved to HBO.
Tenants left homeless after fire causes $200,000 in damage to Hamilton home
Second floor of 256 Mary St. completely destroyed; Canadian Red Cross is helping displaced tenants
VIDEO: SNL skewers Trudeau’s mockery of Trump in high school cafeteria sketch
NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” has skewered a recent incident of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mocking U.S. President Donald Trump in a skit likening it to gossip and bullying in a high school cafeteria.
One man dead following triple shooting in North York
Toronto police say the shooting happened on the southbound lane of Highway 400 around 7 p.m.
Deadly fire consumes factory in New Delhi residential area, killing 43
At least 43 people have died and a dozen others injured in a fire that swept through a small factory early Sunday morning in India’s capital, according to police, making it the second most deadly fire in Delhi history.
Prankster removed banana from an Art Basel exhibition and then ate it
Three buyers paid between $120,000 and $150,000 for this week for limited-edition pieces featuring a single banana, created by artist Maurizio Cattelan and titled “Comedian.”
Lorraine Sommerfeld: Playing the organ music track of mall memories
Listening to the organ guy’s Christmas music in the early days of the Burlington Mall
Australia burns again, and now its biggest city is choking
Flying into Sydney usually brings stunning views of rocky cliffs and crystal waters, but when Anna Funder looked out the window before landing last week, she saw only tragedy.
Historical Photo: Dofasco family Christmas party
A view of some of the people attending ArcelorMittal Dofasco annual Christmas party in 1981. The party is the largest and longest-running corporate party in the region.
Inside the digital dragnet that helped hunt down an alleged Canadian killer
Through the Bolo program, ads for Canada’s most wanted fugitives are being targeted at members of the public who might have spotted them — including food delivery drivers.
Body found at Hamilton apartment building
Police are investigating after a body was found Saturday morning at a Durand-neighbourhood apartment building.
Turkey trouble: Quebec village looks to dump wild bird running afoul in town
A wild turkey has settled down in the heart of St-Prosper-de-Champlain, setting off complaints from local residents.
Woman, 58, dies after two vehicles collide with the same deer
RCMP say a 58-year-old woman is dead after a vehicle she was a passenger in hit a deer just north of Neepawa.
2 children badly injured in 401 crash
Three-vehicle collision sent two occupants of the middle car to hospital with serious injuries.
Documents reveal OPP’s powerful cellphone spy tech. Why does it no longer use it?
The OPP’s ‘Stingray’ surveillance technology purchased in 2014 was capable of intercepting private communications, documents show. Three years later, the force switched its equipment.
Elementary teachers to ramp up work to rule, stop planning new field trips
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario says it will be starting phase two on Tuesday.
Toronto man charged with human trafficking in Mississauga
Police say the investigation began earlier this month and involved a 17-year-old girl who had allegedly been exploited in the sex trade over a two-month period.
Shootings in Hamilton: What happens when witnesses won’t talk
Man shot on Mountain street Friday morning brings record total to 43 in 2019
RCMP charge Guelph man with terrorism-related offences
A Guelph man who once stood trial in Turkey for having alleged links to the Islamic State group is now facing similar charges in Canada, the RCMP said Friday.
U.S. Supreme Court blocks Trump administration from reigniting federal executions
The Supreme Court on Friday blocked the Trump administration from restarting federal executions next week after a 16-year break.
Five dead, including children, in Alberta house fire, RCMP says
Emergency crews were called about the blaze in the hamlet of Rochfort Bridge near Mayerthorpe, about 100 kilometres from the Alberta capital, on Thursday afternoon.
Appeal denied for man who killed couple and their grandson
The couple and the boy vanished after an estate sale at the Liknes home in Calgary. Five-year-old Nathan was there for a sleepover.
PHOTOS: Beams of remembrance for Montreal Massacre
It’s been 30 years since a lone gunman killed 14 female engineering students at Montreal school
U.S. digs into Saudi shooting suspect motive in navy shooting
Officials identified the suspect as 2nd Lt. Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, an aviation officer in the Saudi Air Force.
Thousands protest Indian citizenship bill excluding Muslims
More than 1,000 students marched Friday in India’s northeast against a bill approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to grant citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from India’s three Muslim-majority neighbours.
Supreme Court says companies must pay for Grassy Narrows mill-site maintenance
Two forest-product companies are on the hook for maintaining a mercury waste site near Ontario’s Grassy Narrows First Nation, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.
Paul Berton: It’s our information, but public officials think it’s theirs
Freedom of Information laws often prevent the release of information, rather than facilitate it
Hamilton Mountain shooting victim was targeted, say police
Man, 39, found in the street by his wife early Friday morning
Ford says Ontario on track for 2030 emissions targets despite auditor’s doubts
“We’re investing $28.5 billion (in a) ... transit project in Toronto. It will bring tens of thousands of cars off the street.”
Sewergate: What happens next in Chedoke sewage spill mystery?
Investigations, cleanup plans and citizen complaints are all in the works
Conservation group narrows search for beluga retirement home to two Nova Scotia sites
If the project is approved for either site, the enclosed area could provide sanctuary to between six and eight belugas that would be transferred from the roughly 200 belugas now being kept in marine parks and aquariums around the world.
Ontario high school teachers plan another 1-day strike for next week
The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation — which represents 60,000 educators — said Friday that high school teachers in nine district schools boards will hold a one-day strike on Dec. 11.
UPDATE: Missing Burlington man found
Police reported the man found early Friday morning.
France suffers second day of pension strikes as unions dig in
Transportation disruptions were expected to continue into the weekend and early next week, culminating in a new day of demonstrations around the country Tuesday, including a march in southern Paris.
Measles cases surge around world
The expanding measles outbreak in Samoa that has so far killed at least 63 people comes amid a global surge in new cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week.
UPDATE: Hamilton Mountain shooting victim was targeted, say police
Man found in the street by his wife early Friday morning
Suspended sentence for Russian blogger accused of inciting protests
A Moscow court on Friday handed a suspended sentence to a student vlogger on charges — widely seen as politically motivated — of inciting protests.
Local company designs solar system to keep tractor-trailer cargo cool
Loblaw putting Westhill Innovation project to the test
Hamilton ready to roll with new skatepark design finalized for Valley Park
"We want (the skatepark) to be as inclusive as possible for all age groups," said Bil Gurney, of New Line Skateparks.
Scott Radley: Does Manon Rheaume really deserve a statue, where’s Auston, and other not-so deep thoughts
A few sporadic thoughts for National Rhubarb Vodka Day. Which inspires just one question: Is that really a thing? …
Ontario high school teachers to target certain boards with one-day strike next Wednesday
OSSTF members will hit the bricks in the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District, Grand Erie District, Simcoe County District, Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District, and other targeted school boards.
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